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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C32000 Brass

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 610
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4